CN101512839B - Electric addition module for assembling device, combination of addition module and assembling device as well as addition module set - Google Patents
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Abstract
Service devices are used in the field of automation and normally form interfaces between programmable logic controllers (PLC) and the installations or installation components to be controlled. Service devices such as these generally have a multiplicity of electrical interfaces for additional modules, with the additional modules being connected via control lines to the PLC, to further service devices or to installation components. The invention is based on the object of proposing an electrical additional module for a service device, a combination of the additional module with the service device, and an additional module set having various additional modules which allow easier fitting and removal of the additional modules in the service device. For this purpose, an electrical additional module (3) is proposed, having an appliance interface (6) for fitting the additional module (3) to a service device (1), with the service device (1) having a stepped holding geometry with at least two steps (2a, b), on each of which an electrical contact means is arranged for holding an electrical opposing contact means, with the appliance interface (6) having step sections (5a, b) which are designed to be complementary to the at least two steps and on which in each case one of the electrical opposing contact means (4) is arranged, in order to make contact with the associated contact means, and with the at least two step sections (2a, b) being rigidly connected to one another when the additional module (3) is not fitted.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of electric add-on module, it comprises and is used for described add-on module is installed in a device interface on the apparatus for assembling.The invention still further relates to the combination of a kind of described add-on module and described apparatus for assembling, and a kind of add-on module group that comprises a plurality of electric add-on modules.
Background technology
Apparatus for assembling is applied in automatic field, and the interface that constitutes programmable logic controller (PLC) usually between (PLC) and system to be controlled or the system component.This apparatus for assembling has the electric interfaces that is used for add-on module in a large number usually, and add-on module links to each other with PLC, other apparatus for assembling or system component by control line.
Open case EP 1564848 A1 disclose a kind of apparatus for assembling with plurality of interfaces, these interfaces are ladder-like arranged in the relative both sides of apparatus for assembling with hierarchical approaches, wherein, each interface is all mechanically encoded (mechanically coded), to avoid confusion when add-on module corresponding with this interface is installed.
Open case DE 103 01 004 B3 and DE 103 01 003 B3 disclose the identical apparatus for assembling as illustrative embodiments, and have described the apparatus for assembling that has as the module slot of interface.These module slots are ladder-like arranged with hierarchical approaches equally, and the add-on module of a correspondence can insert respectively in the corresponding groove.These module slots are mechanically encoded equally.These open cases are immediate prior aries.
Summary of the invention
The present invention is based on a problem, this problem relates to provides a kind of combination and a kind of add-on module group with various add-on modules that is used for the electric add-on module of apparatus for assembling, a kind of described add-on module and described apparatus for assembling, can simplify the installation and removal of add-on module in apparatus for assembling whereby.
This problem by a kind of add-on module with the described feature of claim 1, a kind ofly have the described combination of features of claim 15 and a kind of add-on module group with the described feature of claim 16 solves.Preferred implementation of the present invention proposes in the dependent claims, and open in following explanation and accompanying drawing.
Electric add-on module of the present invention has a device interface, and this device interface is used for forming Mechanical Contact and electrically contact between add-on module and apparatus for assembling.For ccontaining add-on module mechanically, apparatus for assembling has a kind of ccontaining geometry, the stepped classification of this ccontaining geometry, and comprise at least two steps.One Electical connector is ccontaining and contact relative contact device, and corresponding to each step in described at least two steps.Therefore, each step in described at least two steps all constitutes a module slot.Apparatus for assembling constitutes the contact zone of a plurality of steps of a step that has different in width alternatively.Apparatus for assembling is preferred for connecting PLC, particularly comprises passive or active electric device, for example signal converter, filter, switching circuit or power distribution circuit or similar device.
The device interface of add-on module has at least two and described at least two step complementary step sections.All be provided with respectively on each flighting in described at least two flightings and be used to rely on complementary structure to realize a relative contact device with the contact of corresponding contact device, so add-on module comprises a two-layer above interface that contacts.Contact device preferably has contact element with relative contact device, and these contact elements for contact tongue, contact chip or contact plug, are the fork-shaped contact element on the one hand on the other hand.In contact device and the relative contact device each all preferably includes a plurality of contact elements, realizing being connected of a plurality of utmost points with each tie point place that corresponding relative contact device constitutes by contact device.
According to the present invention, at least two flightings of add-on module are vacant or not rigidly connected each other under the installment state.This connection comes construction in a kind of so specific mode, promptly when add-on module is installed on the apparatus for assembling, can be inserted at an in-process, thereby to described at least two steps of apparatus for assembling simultaneously or assemble together.Can install with contacting an add-on module that is used for an interface bus of connection (bus requirements contacts the contact device of different steps) at an in-process in this way and be connected.
The number of poles of quantity that the various alternate embodiments of add-on module can be by flighting and/or relative contact device is distinguished.Therefore, add-on module also can be simultaneously or is assembled to together on the step more than three of apparatus for assembling of a corresponding construction.
Imagination of the present invention is, connects the contact device that contacts a plurality of steps with an independent add-on module, and this makes the design of electric control system simpler, and has reduced the possible source of trouble.This is to contact simultaneously on a plurality of steps with erecting device by add-on module, and can assemble in one procedure, dismantles or reequip and realize.In addition, also simplified the wiring of control system.Owing to reduced the quantity of the different execution modes of add-on module, so also can reduce the total amount in required storage space.
According to a kind of execution mode that is particularly conducive to manufacturing, described at least two flightings are configured as the composite members of an one or an one, and/or be a local segment of a common housing.The local segment or the housing of flighting, common housing are preferably made with Shooting Technique.
At least one flighting in the described flighting preferably includes a supporting area and a contact zone.Wherein, supporting area preferably is configured as a mechanical position limitation spare, defines the final position when sliding on the apparatus for assembling at add-on module.The contact zone can be when add-on module slides on the apparatus for assembling alternatively as a mechanical guide member of add-on module.A contact-making surface of contact zone is preferably perpendicular to or is basically perpendicular to a bearing-surface of supporting area.
According to a kind of favourable improved procedure, add-on module has guiding device, and these guiding devices constitute a module side part of a slip guide member.The slip guide member is preferably formed clear and definite guiding, so that add-on module is installed.The slip guide member is made add-on module and can be slided on the apparatus for assembling along glide direction, and described glide direction is parallel or be basically parallel to contact-making surface and/or vertical or be basically perpendicular to bearing-surface.Described add-on module is to slide into the final position from a centre position, and wherein add-on module and apparatus for assembling contact with each other.
According to preferred refinement, the installation and removal of add-on module need not tool using.For add-on module being mechanically anchored on final position or the installation site, be provided with locking device alternatively, these locking devices for example are configured as locking devicen, particularly have the locking devicen of latch hook.Mode as an alternative, the installation of these locking devices need not tool using, and dismounting then must tool using.
According to a kind of feasible improved procedure, described guiding device is configured as the part that a module side is inserted guide member, can when mounted add-on module be sent into the centre position with guide mode whereby.Inserting motion carries out along direction of insertion vertical or that be basically perpendicular to glide direction.Insert guide member and form clear and definite guiding equally alternatively.Therefore, the installation of add-on module realizes by the combination of insertion and sliding motion.The advantage of this design implementation mode of add-on module is to need not space, side (promptly on the direction of adjacent apparatus for assembling) owing to install, so also no problem even a plurality of apparatus for assembling one after the other is arranged in a row.
Described guiding device preferably has mechanical coding device, can not obscure to guarantee to install.Therefore, guiding device has difunctional, i.e. guidance function and encoding function.
According to a kind of preferred design implementation mode of add-on module, described guiding device is the integrally formed or attached cheek in side, and described cheek has the specific guide rail that is used for ccontaining hook element or other elements.According to a kind of preferable configuration mode, the guide rail of a plurality of cheeks of a flighting is inside oriented arrangement or be formed on the cheek relative to one another.
Described cheek is width, the height by guide rail and/or move towards to realize mechanical coding preferably, particularly the cheek of a flighting and/or the cheek of two different flightings is adopted different mechanical codings.
Compatible for the machinery that improves between add-on module and the apparatus for assembling, described supporting area and/or described contact zone have the space, can insert in these spaces or the device side contact element of interspersed Electical connector.Especially, the space of supporting area and contact zone links to each other in open mode each other, so the space is configured as open edge section.Each edge section is all preferably corresponding to a contact element.
According to a kind of favourable improved procedure, the contact element of relative contact device is arranged in the housing and/or is incorporated in the flighting.Can farthest reduce the risk of unexpected touching contact element when installing in this way.For this reason, the contact element of contact device also is provided with the contact protection device of machinery alternatively.
According to another favourable improved procedure of the present invention, described add-on module is that each flighting in described at least two flightings is furnished with a printed circuit board plane respectively, and each in these printed circuit board planes all preferably supports the contact element of the relative contact device of corresponding flighting respectively.Each printed circuit board plane all can be by being made of equivalently one in the printed circuit board (PCB) of plurality of separate or the part that is folded into a flexible printed circuit board on a plurality of planes.Especially, contact element is welded on the printed circuit board (PCB).Described printed circuit board (PCB) or printed circuit plate preferably are arranged parallel to each other, and/or parallel or be basically parallel to the contact zone and arrange.The correct location of printed circuit board (PCB) in the add-on module housing is preferably by guaranteeing with the integrally formed guiding floor of the inner face of housing.This design can also realize the compact Layout in the housing and make efficiently.
In addition, preferably described relative contact device is connected to each other, particularly by printed circuit board (PCB) or printed circuit plate housing in housing or add-on module.Wherein, the preferred employing directly contacts, whereby can be with another step of the signal guide apparatus for assembling of a step of apparatus for assembling.
Mode or arbitrary way are provided with a processing unit as an alternative, whereby can be in housing or add-on module the signal of a step of apparatus for assembling be handled, and it can be outputed on the identical step or another step of add-on module.In this way, can be in add-on module the signal of a plurality of steps of apparatus for assembling be transmitted and/or handles.
Also preferably be provided with other application apparatus in the described add-on module, these application apparatus are connected to more than one printed circuit board (PCB) and/or described processing unit equally, and described application apparatus is preferably temperature sensor, voltage measuring apparatus, voltage monitor etc.Whereby or by means of other processing unit, add-on module can become of independently playing a role source module.
Obscure when further preventing to install, construction has the single code device of machinery alternatively, and the single code device of these machineries is the outstanding key element that forms especially and/or the jack of locking element form in a kind of design improvement scheme.Single code device is preferably realized in such a way, promptly stops the insertion campaign when installing under situation about obscuring.
The invention still further relates to the combination of a kind of described add-on module and described apparatus for assembling, apparatus for assembling is designed to mechanically reach electricity ground compatibility with electric add-on module.Particularly, apparatus for assembling has the device side parts of described guiding device.
Described apparatus for assembling is preferably a time-delay relay, a function relay or a switch element.Described contact device preferably constitutes electric interfaces, and these electric interfaces are used to connect power supply (for example being used to provide operating voltage), data wire (for example bus or signal contacting piece), signal generator (for example transducer, switch, button) or PLC.
The ccontaining geometry of described apparatus for assembling preferably is construed as and makes known binding post of the prior art still keep compatibility and availability.
Another target of the present invention relates to an a kind of add-on module group that comprises a large amount of electric add-on modules, and these add-on modules are encoded by the special-purpose of foundation function and module.Therefore, these add-on modules are distinguished each other, and particularly on functional and on the mechanical coding, described add-on module structurally then is identical.
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By preferred implementation shown in the drawings more feature of the present invention, advantage and effectiveness are described below, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the schematic three dimensional views of the apparatus for assembling of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and add-on module is positioned on the described apparatus for assembling;
Fig. 2 is the schematic three dimensional views of add-on module and device interface thereof shown in Figure 1;
Fig. 3 is the add-on module shown in Figure 1 and the schematic three dimensional views at the back side thereof;
Fig. 4 for add-on module shown in Figure 1 not with the schematic three dimensional views of covering element;
Fig. 5 for add-on module shown in Figure 1 not with the schematic three dimensional views of covering element and other assemblies; And
Fig. 6 is the three-dimensional signal exploded view of add-on module shown in Figure 1.
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Identical or corresponding parts are all represented with identical reference symbol in each accompanying drawing.
What Fig. 1 showed is the three-dimensional end perspective view that is configured as an apparatus for assembling 1 of an automatic switch, and wherein, except that other electric interfaces, apparatus for assembling 1 also has two step 2a, 2b on its narrow side, on these two steps add-on module 3 is installed.
As shown in Figure 1, in side plane, step 2a, 2b are configured as the zone, right angle of stepped extension.Each step 2a, 2b be respectively corresponding to a contact device (not illustrating), so each step 2a, 2b all be formed with a module slot of the contact device that comprises a correspondence, and these module slots biasing ground that is perpendicular to one another is arranged.Under the state of installing, the relative contact device 4 (Fig. 6) that the contact of two contact devices of step 2a, 2b is corresponding with add-on module 3 respectively.Construction has fastener on the bottom surface of apparatus for assembling 1, and these fasteners can be used for being fixed on the interior apical cap type guide rail (top-hat rail) of switch-box.
Several parts of add-on module 3 are configured as at least the contact geometry complementary structure that is made of two step 2a, 2b with apparatus for assembling 1.For this reason, add-on module 3 has two flighting 5a, 5b, and flighting 5a is corresponding to step 2a, and flighting 5b is corresponding to step 2b.In side plane, flighting 5a, 5b with contact zone that apparatus for assembling 1 or step 2a, 2b contact in also at right angles stepped.
Fig. 2 shows is the schematic three dimensional views of postrotational add-on module 3 shown in Figure 1, therefrom can recognize the details of a device interface 6 that is made of two flighting 5a, 5b.Device interface 6 is used for add-on module 3 mechanically is fixed on apparatus for assembling 1, and is used to make add-on module 3 to form on described apparatus for assembling 1 to electrically contact.
The supporting area 8a that flighting 5a has a contact zone 7a and roughly meets at right angles with it and arrange.Contact zone 7a is used for contacting the zone of step 2a at Fig. 1 vertical orientation, and this way of contact is specific to be when add-on module 3 is inserted on the apparatus for assembling 1, with sliding type contact zone 7a is directed on the zone of step 2a.Supporting area 8a then is configured as mechanical position limitation spare, in case add-on module 3 slides on the apparatus for assembling 1 fully, this mechanical position limitation spare is with regard to the zone of the level of step 2a among adjacent Fig. 1.
Flighting 5a is laterally defined from both sides by two cheek 9a, these two extensions that cheek is the sidewall of add-on module 3, and perpendicular to contact zone 7a, and give prominence to outside contact zone 7a.Cheek 9a vertical height as shown in Figure 2 conforms to substantially with the vertical height of contact zone 7a.In side plane, the cross section of outstanding cheek 9a is rectangular.The disposed inboard of the cheek 9a that is in alignment with each other has or has formed protruding 10a, therefore, cheek 9a constitutes the guiding device of the mechanical coding with unlimited guide channel, can carry out the machinery guiding to the hook element (not illustrating) of apparatus for assembling 1 by these guiding devices, and simultaneously the mechanical coding of coupling be tested.
For the purpose of being convenient to understand, below the mounting means of add-on module 3 on apparatus for assembling 1 carried out brief description.The installation of add-on module 3 is by inserting and the combination of sliding motion realizes, wherein, first step is that add-on module 3 is inserted on the centre position on the apparatus for assembling 1.Insert along direction of insertion and to move, this direction of insertion represents with first arrow 11, arrow 11 in Fig. 2 be level and perpendicular to contact-making surface 7a orientation.Second step is along the glide direction shown in second arrow 12 add-on module 3 to be sent into the final position from described centre position, i.e. contact position, and wherein arrow 12 is vertical and perpendicular to direction of insertion arrow 11 orientations in Fig. 2.
Owing in inserting motion process, mechanical coding is arranged, so hook element that cheek 9a shown in Figure 2 only can ccontaining apparatus for assembling, the height of the guide channel that the vertical length of these hook elements constitutes less than the protruding 10a by one of them cheek 9a produces first mechanical coding thus.
Contact zone 7a and supporting area 8a constitute a common marginal zone, and this marginal zone is cut off by a plurality of spaces 13 (being five spaces 13 in the present embodiment), and wherein, space 13 has the form of the slit region of depression.Space 13 is used for inserting the contact element that motion process inserts the device side contact device, and is used at ccontaining these contact elements of sliding motion process.
Length, width and the spacing of the intercell connector by add-on module 3, or produce second mechanical coding by construction socket on apparatus for assembling 1, this second mechanical coding only allow the installation that do not take place to obscure.Single code device 14 and space 13 arranged alternate are in contact zone 7a.
Flighting 5b has the structure that is similar to flighting 5a, and the explanation of therefore relevant flighting 5b sees also the explanation of flighting 5a.Contact zone 7b is arranged to setover abreast with contact zone 7a, and wherein, this biasing is by being in reverse to direction of insertion arrow 11 and carrying out translation along glide direction arrow 12 and realize.Supporting area 8b setovers with supporting area 8a in a similar fashion.For avoiding the final position on the add-on module 3 offset groups assembling devices 1, preferably supporting area 8a or supporting area 8b are used as a mechanical position limitation spare.Scheme as an alternative also can be used other mechanical position limitation spare.
Four have cheek 9a, the 9b of respective bump 10a, 10b or have identical guide channel (can take the mirror image symmetric design) respectively altogether, and perhaps flighting 5a, the 5b according to correspondence carries out different mechanical codings.
For add-on module 3 being latched on the apparatus for assembling 1, form one as the elasticity tongue and the contact zone 7a of locking devicen 15, and it is outstanding vertically to be in reverse to glide direction arrow 12 middle grounds.The elasticity tongue supports a latch hook 16, and this latch hook snaps in installation process in the latch hole of a correspondence on the apparatus for assembling 1, thereby add-on module 3 is latched on the apparatus for assembling 1.Wherein, with in installation process independently or the mode that automatically locks form (particularly by corresponding tilt) latch hook 16.On the other hand, in order to dismantle, need to be in reverse to direction of insertion arrow 11 and to come elasticity of flexure tongue, with locking devicen 15 releases.Locking devicen 15 is preferably designed to necessary tool using (for example screwdriver) could be with its release.
Flighting 5a, 5b are the parts that adopts a common housing 17 of integral type construction mode, and structural detail mentioned above is formed in this housing or is formed on this housing.Housing 17 for example is to make with low cost with Shooting Technique.
Fig. 3, can know therefrom and find out that housing 17 has a socket aperture 18, and can insert a plug 19 (Fig. 2) that is used to contact in the socket aperture from device interface 6 opposing backside surface add-on module 3 being illustrated with the form of schematic three dimensional views.For example, plug 19 is used to contact a data/address bus or is used to connect other add-on modules, apparatus for assembling, transducer, switch or similar device.The lower tilt at the back side of add-on module 3 is so that be formed on the inclined-plane that is used for the demoulding when making housing 17.
Covering element 20 is stuck on the housing 17 and seals described housing, and is arranged on housing 17 tops (at Fig. 2 and Fig. 3).Scheme as an alternative, covering element 20 also can be inserted in or be screwed on the housing 17 with screw.Covering element 20 adopts integral type construction mode, and equally preferably makes with Shooting Technique.Covering element 20 has other socket apertures 21 on the back side of add-on module 3.Look in-built the difference of add-on module 3, plug 19 can insert in the socket aperture 18 of housing 17 or in the socket aperture 21 of covering element 20.
The end face 22 (as shown in Figures 2 and 3) of covering element 20 is provided with other manhole appendixs 23.Covering element 20 is specific to have an openable cover plate 24 at its end face 22, and the user can develop other the scheme that contacts (particularly insert type connection) afterwards by this cover plate.For example, this scheme that contacts can be used for emergency stop circuit wiring (emergency stop circuitwiring) or standardization terminal connection (standardized end position wiring), particularly add-on module 3 is being configured as under the situation of a motor starter bus interface.
What Fig. 4 showed is the 3 dimensional drawing that is in the add-on module 3 of opening (covering element 20 promptly is not installed).Compare with accompanying drawing before, be inserted with two plugs 19 in the add-on module 3.Housing 17 constitutes an inner chamber 25, has wherein arranged parallel to each other with one first printed circuit board (PCB) 26a and one second printed circuit board (PCB) 26b and all is parallel to two printed circuit board (PCB)s of contact- making surface 7a, 7b.
Wherein, the first printed circuit board (PCB) 26a is corresponding to flighting 5a, and the contact element 4 (Fig. 6) of the relative contact device of support flighting 5a.The contact element 4 of the first flighting 5a is welded on the first printed circuit board (PCB) 26a.The second printed circuit board (PCB) 26b supports the contact element 4 of the relative contact device of flighting 5b in a similar fashion.The first and second printed circuit board (PCB) 26a and 26b electrically contact each other alternatively, thereby form signal path between the relative contact device of flighting 5a, 5b.On two printed circuit board (PCB) 26a and the 26b circuit is arranged all.
Be furnished with a socket 27 between printed circuit board (PCB) 26a, the 26b, when covering element 20 closures, can touch this socket by openable cover plate 24.The first and second printed circuit board (PCB) 26a, 26b are mechanically rigidly connected each other alternatively, and its implementation for example is that socket 27 is fastened on two printed circuit board (PCB) 26a, the 26b as a mechanical connecting element.
Fig. 5 shown with Fig. 4 in the identical housing 17 showed, wherein, the printed circuit board (PCB) 26a, the 26b that constitute the electric function group are removed.As shown in drawings, the both sides of inner chamber 25 are furnished with guide rail 28 respect to one another, and guide rail 28 has U-shaped guiding ditch, can realize printed circuit board (PCB) 26a, the 26b accurate location in housing 17 whereby.In addition, inner chamber 25 forms with stepped classification, and from the angle of erection unit 1, the second printed circuit board (PCB) 26b just can not hidden in the zone of flighting 5b by the first printed circuit board (PCB) 26a like this.
Fig. 6 illustrates from the back side to add-on module 3 with the form of three-dimensional exploded schematic diagram.Therefrom also can see a forked contact element 4 that is welded on the first printed circuit board (PCB) 26a.Under the state of installing, all contact elements 4 of the first and second printed circuit board (PCB) 26a, 26b all are contained in the inner chamber 25, particularly can't touch the mode of these contact elements with the user.In the example shown, printed circuit board (PCB) 26a, 26b only link to each other by socket 27, in substituting execution mode, processing unit or transducer can be incorporated in the add-on module 3, these processing units or transducer contact with two printed circuit board (PCB) 26a, 26b equally, that is to say that add-on module 3 is configured as active functional unit.For example, an active functional unit can be embodied as temperature measuring equipment, voltage measuring apparatus, or corresponding monitoring system.
During assembling add-on module 3, printed circuit board (PCB) 26a, 26b are inserted guide rail 27, and shift onto in the inner chamber 25.In this process, can be that housing 17 is installed two printed circuit board (PCB) 26a, 26b simultaneously in same operation, wherein, realize accurately guiding and location by guide rail 28.Printed circuit board (PCB) 26a, the 26b position in housing 17 is by guide rail 28 or be limited to terminal or other mechanical position limitation spares define.Next step is that covering element 20 housings on the card wherein, finally accurately, seamlessly are fixed on the position by contact zone on the covering element 20 that is used for described printed circuit board (PCB) 26a, 26b with printed circuit board (PCB) 26a, 26b.The formation of this structure of add-on module 3 allows to assemble complete add-on module to make cheaply, and allow little tolerance simultaneously, therefore the mode that this add-on module can favourable user is installed, and contacting a plurality of steps of described add-on module simultaneously, described in addition add-on module also can thoroughly be dismantled and be reequiped.
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1. an electric add-on module (3), comprise and be used for described electric add-on module (3) is installed in a device interface (6) on the apparatus for assembling (1), wherein, described apparatus for assembling (1) has the ccontaining geometry of classification, described ccontaining geometry comprises at least two step (2a, 2b), be furnished with a contact device at least on described two steps respectively, described contact device is used for ccontaining one relative contact device, described device interface (6) comprises a plurality of flighting (5a with described at least two step complementations, 5b), be furnished with a described relative contact device (4) that is used to contact corresponding contact device on the described flighting respectively, wherein, when described electric add-on module (3) when being in unassembled state, described flighting (5a, 5b) be rigidly connected to each other
It is characterized in that a plurality of guiding devices (10a, 10b, 28), wherein, described guiding device (10a, 10b, 28) constitutes the module side part of slip guide member, the module side of described slip guide member partly is used for along glide direction (12) described electric add-on module (3) being directed into the final position from the centre position on the described apparatus for assembling (1), and described glide direction (12) is parallel to contact zone (7a, 7b) and/or perpendicular to supporting area (8a, 8b); And described guiding device (10a, 10b) comprises a plurality of mechanical coding devices and/or laterally is shaped integratedly or a plurality of cheeks (9a, 9b) of crosswise fixed, described cheek comprises a plurality of guide paths of the hook element that is used for ccontaining apparatus for assembling, wherein, the cheek (9a, 9b) of described flighting (5a, 5b) comprises a plurality of mechanical coding devices that coding is different.
2. electric add-on module according to claim 1 (3), it is characterized in that a covering element (20) and have the shell (17) of described flighting (5a, 5b), wherein, described covering element (20) is positioned on the described shell (17), and with described shell seal, top side (22) in described covering element (20) comprises an openable cover plate (24), and the user can realize the scheme that insert type connects by described cover plate afterwards.
3. electric add-on module according to claim 1 and 2 (3) is characterized in that,
Described flighting (5a, 5b) is configured as one and/or is configured as the part of common shell (17).
4. electric add-on module according to claim 1 (3) is characterized in that,
At least one flighting in the described flighting (5a, 5b) or each flighting all have supporting area (8a, 8b) and contact zone (7a, 7b).
5. electric add-on module according to claim 1 (3) is characterized in that,
Described guiding device (10a, 10b, 28) constitutes the module side part of inserting guide member, the module side of described insertion guide member partly is to play a role when direction of insertion (11) is inserted described electric add-on module (3) in centre position on the described apparatus for assembling (1), and described direction of insertion (11) is perpendicular to described contact zone (7a, 7b) and/or be parallel to described supporting area (8a, 8b).
6. electric add-on module according to claim 1 (3) is characterized in that,
Described supporting area (8a, 8b) and/or described contact zone (7a, 7b) comprise a plurality of spaces (13), a plurality of contact elements of the contact device of interspersed described apparatus for assembling in the described space.
7. electric add-on module according to claim 2 (3) is characterized in that,
The electric contacts of described relative contact device (4) is arranged in the described shell (17).
8. electric add-on module according to claim 7 (3), it is characterized in that at least two printed circuit board planes, in the described printed circuit board plane each all is made of a printed circuit board (PCB) (26a, 26b) or the part through the printed circuit board (PCB) of respective folded, wherein, each flighting in the described flighting (5a, 5b) is all corresponding to one in the described printed circuit board plane, and the electric contacts of the contact device (4) of the described flighting of printed circuit board (PCB) flat bearing (5a, 5b) of described correspondence.
9. electric add-on module according to claim 8 (3) is characterized in that,
Described printed circuit board plane is parallel to each other and all be parallel to described contact zone (7a, 7b) and/or arrange perpendicular to described supporting area (8a, 8b).
10. electric add-on module according to claim 2 (3) is characterized in that,
The contact device (4) of described flighting (5a, 5b) is connected to each other directly and/or is connected to each other by a processing unit in described electric add-on module (3) and/or described shell (17).
11. electric add-on module according to claim 1 (3) is characterized in that the single code device (14) of a plurality of machineries, the single code device of described machinery is configured as the outstanding a plurality of key elements and/or the space of a plurality of locking element forms.
12. the combination according to described electric add-on module of each claim (3) and described apparatus for assembling (1) in the aforesaid right requirement is characterized in that,
Described apparatus for assembling (1) is compatible with described electric add-on module (3) machinery and electricity.
13. an additional module comprises a plurality ofly it is characterized in that according to the described electric add-on module of each claim in the claim 1 to 12 (3),
Described electric add-on module (3) has the different coding towards particular module.
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